rose bowl fireworks
Rose Bowl gates will open at 6 p.m, and at 7 p.m., the first of the five groups steps off. [1]
When the Souza family began putting on fireworks shows, they didn’t have the advantage of high-tech computers and firing mechanisms to ensure the safety of their displays. [2]
The day combines a safe and entertaining family activity and a most patriotic tribute to our American heritage with the biggest and best fireworks show in Southern California. [3]
The Rose Bowl fireworks extravaganza, a Southern California tradition for 80 years, will be staged again this year despite the cancellation of similar shows in surrounding communities. [4]
And just when you thought your star-spangled Fourth of July celebration couldn’t get any more spectacular, the ensembles will combine for a rousing performance of ‘America the Beautiful,’ leading into the largest fireworks display in Southern California starting at 9 p.m. [...] Tailgate or picnic outside while watching the drum corps warm-up before corps members suit up for their performances in the familiar confines of one of America’s most historic stadiums. [1]
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com or call(213) 480-3232) and can be purchased at the Rose Bowl ticket booths (10 a.m.-5 p.m. [4]
Jim Souza ran his first Rose Bowl Independence Day show in 1975 and the family has been in charge of the event ever since. [2]
This site has been provided as an additional service of the San Dimas Community News. [4]
Tickets for the special reserved Drum Corps International seating area are only $25. [1]
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Festivities run all day long, with food vendors, entertainment, crafts, exhibits and more outside the stadium opening around noon. [1]
“Everything that my family did then they had to make it by hand,” said Jim Souza, president and CEO of Pyro Spectaculars By Souza. [2]
Downs said the Rose Bowl, bordered by a well-watered golf course on one side and a parking lot on the other, is an ideal site for fireworks. [4]
The stadium is the proud home of the Tournament of Roses Football Game, UCLA Bruin Football, Fourth of July celebrations, concerts, religious services, filmings and the World’s Largest Flea Market (R.G. Canning). [5]
Sources:
[1] Drum Corps International :: Marching Music’s Major League’
[2] Rose Bowl fireworks show a family affair - Whittier Daily News
[3] Sports and Special Events Calendar - Rose Bowl Stadium
[4] San Dimas Community News - Rose Bowl To Have Fireworks
[5] Rose Bowl Stadium